Bubble Gum (2015 South Korean Television Series)

Bubble Gum (Korean: 풍선껌; RR: Poongsungeom) is a South Korean television drama series that aired on the cable network tvN from October 26 to December 15, 2015. The series consists of 16 episodes and was broadcast on Monday and Tuesday nights at 23:00.

Promotional poster for the drama Bubble Gum

Production

The series was directed by Kim Byung-soo and written by Lee Mi-na. The production held its first script reading on September 8, 2015, at the Nuri Square Business Center in Sangam, Seoul. The drama occupied the Monday and Tuesday 23:00 time slot on tvN, following the conclusion of Ugly Young-A (Season 14) and preceding the premiere of Cheese in the Trap in January 2016.

Cast

The series features an ensemble cast portraying characters connected through hospital and radio station settings:

Lee Dong-wook as Park Ri-hwan
Jung Ryeo-won as Kim Haeng-a
Lee Jong-hyuk as Kang Suk-joon
Park Hee-von as Hong Yi-seul
Bae Jong-ok as Park Sun-young

The supporting cast includes Lee Seung-joon, Kim Ri-na, Kim Jung-nan, Lee Moon-soo, Park Chul-min, Park Won-sang, Park Sung-geun, An Woo-yeon, Seo Jung-yeon, Go Bo-gyeol, Kim Sa-kwon, Park Jun-keum, Yoon Chan-young, Hong Eun-taek, Kang Eun-a, and Han Seo-jin.